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- Dictionaryheretical/hɪˈrɛtɪk(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. believing in or practising religious heresy: "heretical beliefs"
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5 days ago · Canon 751 provides that “heresy is the obstinate denial or obstinate doubt after the reception of baptism of some truth which is to be believed by divine and Catholic faith; apostasy is the total repudiation of the Christian faith; schism is the refusal of submission to the supreme pontiff or of communion with the members of the Church ...
21 hours ago · Materialistic philosophy was produced by the atomists Leucippus and Democritus in 5th century BCE, who explained the world in terms of the movements of atoms moving in infinite space. The Enlightenment fueled skepticism and secularism against religion in Europe.
3 days ago · Gnosticism (from Ancient Greek: γνωστικός, romanized: gnōstikós, Koine Greek: [ɣnostiˈkos], 'having knowledge') is a collection of religious ideas and systems that coalesced in the late 1st century AD among Jewish and early Christian sects.
3 days ago · The basic meaning of the term doctrine is “teaching.” Christian doctrine, accordingly, is the attempt to state in intellectually responsible terms the message of the gospel and the content of the faith it elicits. The doctrine, therefore, encompasses both the substance of what is taught and the act of setting that substance forth.
1 day ago · His opponents argued that this would make Jesus less than God and that this was heretical. Much of the distinction between the differing factions was over the phrasing that Christ expressed in the New Testament to express submission to God the Father. The theological term for this submission is kenosis. This ecumenical council declared that ...
1 day ago · In this sense, Tertullian anticipated the Council of Nicaea, which would define the trinity as three persons but one substance. However, he also defined the Son as subordinate to the Father, something the Council would have abhorred since this was a principal tenet of a heresy called Arianism.
5 days ago · Project 2025 argues that the department suffers from bureaucratic bloat and must be reined in, teeming with employees committed to a “radical liberal agenda.”. On immigration, Mr. Trump has ...
